highlight bar
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highlight bar
The currently highlighted menu item. A selection is made by moving the bar to the desired item and pressing Enter or clicking the mouse. The highlight is a different shade or color on color screens and reverse video on monochrome screens. See highlight.Copyright © 1981-2019 by The Computer Language Company Inc. All Rights reserved. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.